Andrew Hackard: Memories of the ‘Munchkin’ Czar
John Booth shares some memories of Andrew Hackard, ‘Munchkin’ Czar, who passed away this past week.
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Category: Events
Convention Connection for Friday, June 18th 2021
Find an in-person or virtual convention to attend this Father’s Day weekend, Friday, June 18th through Sunday, June 20th.
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Convention Connection for Friday, June 11th 2021
This week, we’re taking a look at the conventions and events near you, including virtual events you can view from home.
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MoPop Presents ‘Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume’
In collaboration with the Walt Disney Archives, MoPop is opening the ‘Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume’ exhibition on June 5th. The exhibit brings over 70 original pieces from 19 designers ranging in history from Julie Andrews’ original ‘Mary Poppins’ traveling dress to several costumes from 2019’s ‘Dumbo.’
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Convention Connection for Friday, June 4th 2021
In this week’s Convention Connection, we’re spotlighting WonderFest 2021, Colossalcon 2021, and more. Find a convention near you this week!
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Stack Overflow: Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
A few books to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month.
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Esther Crow’s Green Earth Day, New View from Koo Koo Kanga Roo
Green for Earth Day, Lemonade for Mirth Day
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Register Now for the Great Escape Tournament from Paruzal Games
Think you’ve got what it takes to be the fastest escape room team on the internet? Paruzal Games is hosting the Great Escape Tournament, competing to play through four virtual escape room games for bragging rights.
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Stack Overflow: 2021 Reading Resolutions
Today, we’re sharing our hopes and dreams for 2021—at least when it comes to our reading habits.
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GeekDad Ken’s 2020 Holiday Light Display Song List
Your geeky neighborhood Griswold is back. GeekDad Ken shows off his new holiday lights with a video (Tom Lehrer!) and the huge song list for this year’s show.
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Twinkly Gen II LED Lights Will Make Your Holiday Tree Magical
Turn your tree or other holiday light display into something special with these easily programmable LEDs.
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A Meal Fit for a King: Thanksgiving With ‘Heroes’ Feast’
In our house, this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is based on recipes from the newly released ‘Heroes Feast: The Official D&D Cookbook.’
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2020 Holiday Gift Guide – Gadgets and Toys Part 1
Nothing quite defines geeks like their affinity for gadgets and toys. Regardless of our specific geekdom, we often find ourselves ogling some cool new tech toy, or handy gadget to make our lives more fun. This year it appears that our contributors have been wooed by a plethora of items. Below we present part one […]
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13 Monstrously Fun Games for Halloween
October is here, and you know what that means: time to break out the monsters, ghosts, and ghouls at game night! Here’s a list of thirteen titles to help send shivers up your spine!
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5 Classic Halloween Specials (That Aren’t ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’)
There’s more to Halloween television viewing than just ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.’ Here are five classics to rediscover with your family.
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Stack Overflow: Civics for Kids
In honor of RBG, today’s stack includes books that teach kids about equality, voting, and being a good citizen.
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Stack Overflow: 5 Comic Book Biographies
Comic books are a fascinating medium for biographies. Today’s stack includes five biographies: four are about artists, and the last is about a scientist.
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GeekDad Visits St. Thomas Elevated Park
St. Thomas, Ontario has its own version of New York’s High Line, an elevated park on an 850 foot long, 1929 vintage railroad bridge.
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Goodbye to Grant Imahara
Grant Imahara: electrical engineer, robot-builder, co-host of ‘Mythbusters,’ and all-around good, geeky person, has passed away too soon.
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Happy 60th Anniversary to Etch A Sketch!
This year is Etch A Sketch’s 60th birthday, and there are a number of special editions to celebrate.
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Black Lives Matter.
We are grieving. We have work to do.
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Watch the Pop-Up Magazine’s Spring Issue at Home!
Pop-Up Magazine’s Spring Issue will be free to watch on YouTube!
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Stack Overflow: Celebrating Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, a time to recognize the ways that Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans have contributed to our culture here in the United States. Here’s a stack of books to help you celebrate!
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Stack Overflow: Happy Earth Day!
For the 50th Earth Day, here are some books about nature!
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Stack Overflow: More Books for Women’s History Month
I’m continuing the theme from last week: here are more books celebrating Women’s History Month!
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Locked Down Family Misses Disneyland Vacation – Creates Pirates of the Caribbean Ride at Home
A family who missed their Disneyland vacation while things are in lockdown in California decided to pass the time recreating one of their favorite rides at home.
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Are You in Lockdown? Celebrate Your Community by Putting Your Holiday Lights Back Up! #CoronaLights
We want to start a new tradition; in these darkening times let’s put our holiday lights back up and celebrate each other.
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Stack Overflow: Celebrating Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month here in the United States, so today’s column is a collection of books about women!
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Our Favorite LEGO Creations From Bricks Cascade 2020
Bricks Cascade, Portland’s LEGO convention, is happening this weekend! Here are a few of our favorites from the show.
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Stack Overflow: Black History Month
Today’s stack is mostly picture books (plus a handful of others) that are great reading for Black History Month—from the Queen of Soul to the First Lady, from a little kid to the oldest student, these are stories worth sharing.
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